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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Λεωτυχίδας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsLeotukhidas (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
Partial Attic Greek translation of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) but retains the Doric Greek patronymic suffix ίδας (idas). The Attic Greek equivalent of that suffix is ἴδης (ides), and so a proper Attic Greek translation of the name is actually Leotychides.This is one of the names under which a king of Sparta from the 5th century BC is usually known. It is important to note that Leotychidas was not his native name, since they spoke Doric Greek in Sparta and therefore his native name should be fully Doric Greek, instead of only partially.